USGS Earthquake Monitor Scraper

USGS Earthquake Monitor Scraper — a fast, reliable earthquake scraper that needs no API key. You pay only for the results you get: failed or empty runs are always free.

This earthquake scraper runs on the Apify platform, so you can call it from the API, run it on a schedule, or export results to JSON, CSV, Excel, or Google Sheets.

What this scraper does

• Extracts structured earthquake data with no browser or API key required
• Returns clean JSON, one record per result — ready for sheets, databases, or apps
• Pay-per-result pricing: you are never charged for a run that returns nothing
• Runs on demand or on a schedule, and integrates with 5,000+ apps via the Apify API and webhooks

What data you get

Each result record includes fields such as:

• Id (id) — e.g. "us7000szmb"
• Magnitude (magnitude) — e.g. 5.0
• Mag Type (magType) — e.g. "mb"
• Place (place) — e.g. "299 km W of Neiafu, Tonga"
• Title (title) — e.g. "M 5.0 - 299 km W of Neiafu, Tonga"
• Time (time) — e.g. "2026-07-11T03:14:55.443000Z"
• Updated (updated) — e.g. "2026-07-11T03:30:40.040000Z"
• Depth Km (depthKm) — e.g. 367.793
• Latitude (latitude) — e.g. -18.2136
• Longitude (longitude) — e.g. -176.783
• Tsunami (tsunami) — e.g. 0
• Felt (felt) — e.g. null
• Alert (alert) — e.g. null
• Significance (significance) — e.g. 385

Input

Field	Type	Description
minMagnitude	number	Only return earthquakes with at least this Richter/moment magnitude.
days	number	Size of the time window in days. starttime is computed as now minus this many days; endtime is now (UTC).
latitude	number	Optional. Latitude of the center point for a circular search. Provide together with Center longitude and Ma...
longitude	number	Optional. Longitude of the center point for a circular search. Provide together with Center latitude and Ma...
maxRadiusKm	number	Optional. Radius in kilometers around the center point. Only used when Center latitude and Center longitude...
maxResults	integer	Maximum number of earthquakes to return (across paging). Capped at 20000.
orderby	string	Sort order for returned events.

Example output

{
  "type": "earthquake",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-11T00:00:00Z",
  "id": "us7000szmb",
  "magnitude": 5.0,
  "magType": "mb",
  "place": "299 km W of Neiafu, Tonga",
  "title": "M 5.0 - 299 km W of Neiafu, Tonga",
  "time": "2026-07-11T03:14:55.443000Z",
  "updated": "2026-07-11T03:30:40.040000Z",
  "depthKm": 367.793,
  "latitude": -18.2136,
  "longitude": -176.783,
  "tsunami": 0,
  "felt": null,
  "alert": null,
  "significance": 385,
  "status": "reviewed",
  "eventType": "earthquake",
  "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000szmb"
}

Use cases

• Automate research and data collection
• Feed dashboards, sheets, and databases
• Enrich records in your CRM or app
• Monitor changes on a schedule

Run it as a monitor (alerts on new earthquake)

Schedule this earthquake scraper to run automatically — hourly, daily, or on any cron schedule — with the built-in Apify Scheduler, and have results pushed to you by webhook, email, Slack, or your own app the moment they're ready. It's the easiest way to monitor earthquake for changes over time and get alerted the instant something new appears — no manual runs. Because pricing is per result, a scheduled monitor only ever charges you for the data each run actually returns.

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing at $0.0004 per record. There is no monthly fee and no start fee — and empty or failed runs cost $0, so you only ever pay for data you actually receive.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need an API key or account for the source? No. This earthquake scraper works out of the box with no API key required.

What happens if a run returns no results? You are not charged. Billing is per result, so empty or failed runs are free.

Can I run the earthquake scraper on a schedule? Yes. Use the Apify Scheduler to run it hourly, daily, or on any cron schedule, and get results by webhook or API.

What export formats are supported? Results can be exported as JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or pushed to Google Sheets, a database, or your own app via the Apify API.

Is the data structured? Yes. Every earthquake result is a clean, flat JSON record you can use immediately.